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Veteran of Battle Praises Manning
CHIEF R. C. PHILLIPS. i
Ross C. Phillips, Northfield's veteraL /ire chief, is the only person now living in Northfield who participated in the liattle against the James-Younger gang A hen they raided the First National tiank September 7, 1876. Mr. Phillips was employed in A. R. Manning's hard- vure store, and not only handed Mr. Manning the gun he used and kept him applied with ammunition, but shot 'ven times at the bandits himself. "I was glad to see in a recent issue 1 The News that credit was given to Mr. Manning as being the principal norson responsible for the defeat of f» bandits," Mr. Phillips said. "While (hers helped, and Dr. Wheeler took a mighty important part, the fact re¬ mains that Mr. Manning was right out in the street with bullets fiying all around him, and stood his ground. If Manning had had a better gun every one of the robbers would have been dead."
Chief Phillips, who was at the bank corner taking part in the seven-minute ])attle, said that he was surprised to (I in The News that General Adel- : t Ames crossed Bridge Square dur¬ ing- the battle to join Mr. Manning. 'T do not remember that he was among those there at the time," Mr. Phillips , said.

Veteran of Battle Praises Manning
CHIEF R. C. PHILLIPS. i
Ross C. Phillips, Northfield's veteraL /ire chief, is the only person now living in Northfield who participated in the liattle against the James-Younger gang A hen they raided the First National tiank September 7, 1876. Mr. Phillips was employed in A. R. Manning's hard- vure store, and not only handed Mr. Manning the gun he used and kept him applied with ammunition, but shot 'ven times at the bandits himself. "I was glad to see in a recent issue 1 The News that credit was given to Mr. Manning as being the principal norson responsible for the defeat of f» bandits," Mr. Phillips said. "While (hers helped, and Dr. Wheeler took a mighty important part, the fact re¬ mains that Mr. Manning was right out in the street with bullets fiying all around him, and stood his ground. If Manning had had a better gun every one of the robbers would have been dead."
Chief Phillips, who was at the bank corner taking part in the seven-minute ])attle, said that he was surprised to (I in The News that General Adel- : t Ames crossed Bridge Square dur¬ ing- the battle to join Mr. Manning. 'T do not remember that he was among those there at the time," Mr. Phillips , said.